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50 Voices

Join us every week throughout 2020 as we share 50 unique lives and journeys from the people who make Hestia.


"My involvement has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my life."

50 Voices: John became involved with Hestia in 1971, just one year after it was founded. A former Chair of Trustees, John shares a little insight into Hestia over the years. Read more

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Join us every week throughout 2020 as we share 50 unique lives and journeys from the people who make Hestia.


Published: 2nd March, 2021

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"I want to fight for women who have no recourse to public funds."

50 Voices: Kat* was supported by Hestia after being in an abusive relationship. Now, she wants to campaign to help other women - particularly those with no recourse to public funds. Read more

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Join us every week throughout 2020 as we share 50 unique lives and journeys from the people who make Hestia.


Published: 18th February, 2021

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"I don't categorise myself as an ‘older person’ - I still feel 18 at heart!"

50 Voices: Lyn* moved to the UK from Guyana in the 70s. She tells us how she adapted to life in Britain, and how she found her way to Hestia's Age Activity Centre Read more

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Join us every week throughout 2020 as we share 50 unique lives and journeys from the people who make Hestia.


Published: 18th February, 2021

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"If I can survive, you can. I like to give people the hope that I needed years ago."

50 Voices: TJ shares her story of ongoing recovery and her fight to make talking about suicide the norm Read more

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Join us every week throughout 2020 as we share 50 unique lives and journeys from the people who make Hestia.


Published: 18th February, 2021

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"It does a lot for my self-worth to feel part of a team doing so much for people’s needs."

50 Voices: Greg first became a trustee at Hestia in 2002. Nearly 20 years on, he tells us how the organisation has adapted and changed. Read more

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Join us every week throughout 2020 as we share 50 unique lives and journeys from the people who make Hestia.


Published: 5th February, 2021

Updated: 12th February, 2021

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"I've got to meet people I never would have done otherwise"

50 Voices: After his mother passed away, Manoj was in crisis. This is his story of how Hestia's Good Energy Club played a part in his recovery. Read more

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Join us every week throughout 2020 as we share 50 unique lives and journeys from the people who make Hestia.


Published: 4th February, 2021

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"I helped open some of Hestia’s first HIV and AIDS services and first domestic abuse refuges."

50 Voices: Lesley first joined the Hestia in 1989, and stayed with us until 2015. Over her time, she has seen the organisation grow exponentially. Here are some of her favourite tales from years gone by Read more

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Join us every week throughout 2020 as we share 50 unique lives and journeys from the people who make Hestia.


Published: 28th January, 2021

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"All the money we earned was paid to the traffickers. If anyone objected, they were beaten."

50 Voices: Thao* left Vietnam in the hope of finding a better life in the UK. He was trafficked, and forced to work in a clothes factory. This is his story of how he escaped Read more

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Published: 28th January, 2021

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"I still struggle when I think about the past, but I feel safe. That is the main thing."

Abdul* experienced modern slavery after fleeing his home country, the Ivory Coast. This is how he found Hestia, and how his life has changed since Read more

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Join us every week throughout 2020 as we share 50 unique lives and journeys from the people who make Hestia.


Published: 19th January, 2021

Updated: 22nd January, 2021

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"I might be 91 now, but I’ve still got more to give."

Eric's career shifted into housing, race and social policy in 1970. His life has been a rollercoaster ever since. Here tells us all about it, and how he came to support Hestia's Age Activity Centre Read more

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Published: 19th January, 2021

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"It would be a great legacy for me to say I played a part in making global change."

After teaching self-defence at a girl's school, Nick realised he had never been taught about domestic abuse. Now, he works to prevent domestic abuse globally Read more

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Published: 19th January, 2021

Updated: 26th January, 2021

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"I was literally on my knees and turned to yoga to alleviate the stress and anxiety."

50 Voices: Lisa shares how yoga got her through the toughest times in life, and how she uses yoga to help Hestia's service users Read more

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Published: 12th January, 2021

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